section and called "Browser Variations and Features." It should be
inserted at the top of page 104 just before the "Desktop Toolbar"
section:
"Browswer Variations and Features
The Address Toolbar has slightly different behavior, depending
on the version of Internet Explorer (IE5 or IE4) that is installed
on your Windows 98 system, and the default browser (IE5, IE4, or
Navigator 4) that's been chosen. These differences can best be
examined by detailing the main Address Toolbar features: Auto-
search, Autocomplete, URL completion, and the running of commands.
(See "Internet Explorer" in Chapter 6, Start Menu Programs and
Other Graphical Applications.)
Web Autosearch
This feature varies, depending on the browser that is installed and
configured as the default.
IE5 (installed and default)
You can't type in terms in the Address Toolbar to peform
a web search; you need to use the autosearch feature by
typing go or? followed by a space and the term you are
searching for. In other words, typing go greyhound in the
toolbar will launch IE5 and do one of the following options
(based on the settings in the Advanced tab in the Internet
Options Control Panel applet): display the search results,
go to the most likely site, or go to the most likely site
and display the results.
IE4 (installed and default)
To perform a web search in the Address Toolbar using IE4,
you also need to precede the term(s) with go or ? and a
space to use the autosearch feature. The difference here,
however, is that the Yahoo autosearch service is automat-
ically launched and it returns a list of search results
in the browser; you don't have the result options that
exist in IE5, nor do you have the ability to select
different search engines.
Netscape Navigator 4.0 (default with IE4 or IE5 installed)
If you are using Navigator 4 as your default browser,
you can still use the autosearch feature by typing go or
? with a space followed by the term(s), but it will only
return the list of results in the browser using the MSN
search engine if you have IE5 installed, or the Yahoo
autosearch service if you have IE4 installed. You can't
access any of the display options, nor choose different
search engines.
With Navigator 4.0 as your default browser, you can type
search terms directly into the Address Toolbar. This will
run the Netscape Search service and display your search
results in the browser.
Autocomplete
The behavior of this feature depends on the version of IE (5 or 4)
installed.
IE5 (installed and default)
By default the AutoComplete feature is enabled, but the
location for toggling this feature is located at: Control
Panel?Internet Options?Content tab?AutoComplete
button?Use AutoComplete for Web Addresses. With this
enabled, a "possible matches" window pops up as you type
in the Address toolbar, allowing you to quickly select
previous sites, searches, or commands.
IE4 (installed and default)
The AutoComplete feature available in IE4 is different
than the one in IE5. In IE4 a "possible matches" window
doesn't pop up, but matches are suggested for previous
sites, searches, or commands and added for you as you
type. The location for toggling this feature is located
at: Control Panel?Internet Options?Advanced?Use
Autocomplete.
Netscape Navigator 4.0 (default with IE4 or IE5 installed)
The AutoComplete behavior from the Address Toolbar will
be inherited from IE4 or IE5.
URL Completion
Regardless of your default browser (IE5, IE4, or Navigator 4.0),
you can use Ctrl-Enter to quickly launch sites with a .com
extension. For instance, if you type oreilly in the Address
Toolbar and then select Ctrl-Enter, the protocol and extension
will be added. In other words, http://www.oreilly.com will be
sent to your browser.
Running Commands
You can launch any command from the Address Toolbar, regardless
of your default browser (IE5, IE4, or Navigator 4.0) as long as
its associated filename is listed in one of the following places
on your machine:
WindowsDesktop
WindowsSystem
Windows
any path set in the PATH variable
any path defined in the Registry
If for some reason this isn't working for you, typing file
followed by the command without spaces will launch the application
(e.g., file:notepad.)"